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When an amino acid is at a pH higher than its isoelectric, it exists as a

When an amino acid is at a pH higher than its isoelectric, it exists as a

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Amino acids can exist as zwitterions containing a protonated amine group and deprotonated carboxyl group.A higher pH because the basic side chain introduces an "extra" positive charge. So the neutral form exists under more basic conditions when the extra +ve has been neutralised.

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